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1. Mangaesque Characters in Physical Space: An ethnographic study of butler café Swallowtail as female sanctuary
University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för Asien- och Mellanösternstudier (IAM)Abstract : Since the 1970s, Japanese contemporary popular culture as an academic field has gained increased attention, which has led to the emergence of fan culture and fandom studies. There is a certain academic bias toward otaku (i.e. READ MORE
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2. Game Complex
University essay from KTH/ArkitekturAbstract : This project is a new type of game center in the "game paradise" Akihabara, Tokyo. In Japan, anime, cosplay, Game industry and virtual world have developed very mature and attractive, while in the reality society, most people are under great pressure. READ MORE
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3. Practically Naked: Fan Service in Anime as Hyper-Gendered Performances of Spectacle
University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för konsthistoria och visuella studierAbstract : This thesis combines Judith Butler’s concept of gender understood as a performance and Guy Debord’s Society of the Spectacle in order to apply it onto the sexually charged imagery in anime known as “fan service.” In doing so, it endeavours to answer what visually constitutes a gendered performance in fan service, and how those visuals can be read as a form of spectacle. READ MORE
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4. Building experience for Seichi Junrei "Anime pilgrimage"
University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för teknik och samhälle (TS)Abstract : Despite growing as a new popular facet of tourism in Japan, Seichi junrei is still niche and largely undocumented, stifling both the experiences of participants as well as the opportunities in the tourism industry. The tourism industry is changing and always trying to improve but lacks a personal touch. READ MORE
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5. The meaning and image of Otaku in Japanese society, and its change over time
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för språk och litteraturerAbstract : The aim of this study is to clarify how the term otaku, commonly thought of as a Japanese equivalent to the word nerd, is defined and regarded in Japanese media and society. This is done through a chronological analysis of newspaper articles from the publications Asahi Shimbun, Shuukan Asahi and Aera, using Laclau and Mouffe’s theory on discourse and its analysis as a methodological foundation. READ MORE